I have been curious about how strong the critters in the crypt are at their psionics. Tukru Dreds and Whisps both use psionic powers against you.

I figured, being an Alteri Psionic with very focused stats and skills, that Xil would probably be pretty good at defending against them. I'm not sure what stats/skills play into your mental resistance, but her mentality and intellect were maxed, and her mental resistance was, I think, as high as any level 100 character could be with potions and all. She never ever not once resisted one of their powers. (If you want some real numbers, I'll gladly post them)

So then, when reaching 100, Xil was able to increase her magic resistance another 30%, and still did not resist a Dred. Are these guys set so that it is impossible to resist for anyone within their hunting range? I don't expect to resist every single one, but I'd think with proper training someone of their same level (and a psionic) should be able to resist them occasionally._________________"Woke up late one Thursday, and I'm seeing stars as I'm rubbing my eyes. And I felt like there were two days missing, as I focused on the time. And I made my way to the kitchen, but I had to stop from the shock of what I found, a room full of all of my friends dancing round and round and round. And I thought hello new shoes, Bye-Bye blues!"

i don't think dreds or whisps use psionic attacks that take mental resistance into effect, right? they use the pulse-attack ones i thought, which you would avoid based on evasion + stats._________________A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death.

i don't think dreds or whisps use psionic attacks that take mental resistance into effect, right? they use the pulse-attack ones i thought, which you would avoid based on evasion + stats.

Yea, after I posted this I realized that nothing ever actually resisted my powers, no matter how much higher they were. They just dodged the hell out of the scythes or lances.

So is mental resistance only for blind/mind wipe/paralysis? Hmmm I may be in a heap o' trouble here._________________"Woke up late one Thursday, and I'm seeing stars as I'm rubbing my eyes. And I felt like there were two days missing, as I focused on the time. And I made my way to the kitchen, but I had to stop from the shock of what I found, a room full of all of my friends dancing round and round and round. And I thought hello new shoes, Bye-Bye blues!"

the stats that aid physical psionic (and elemental) attacks are coordination and perception, with more weight placed on coordination. mentality boosts the damage (intellect does this for elemental).

you can find a nice primer showing what stats help what in combat under NEWS 16_________________A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death.

When it states that Mentality enhances psionic damage ability, does this mean only "pure psionics" or also all of the Pnysical/Elemental powers. Based on your post I think it means all of them, right?

Thank you again. I'm not in no heap. Yet._________________"Woke up late one Thursday, and I'm seeing stars as I'm rubbing my eyes. And I felt like there were two days missing, as I focused on the time. And I made my way to the kitchen, but I had to stop from the shock of what I found, a room full of all of my friends dancing round and round and round. And I thought hello new shoes, Bye-Bye blues!"

mentality helps all psionics. pure mentality attacks like mind wipe and paralyze as well as things like psychic hammer, gust of force, etc._________________A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death.

One would think I should have questioned this long before I did. But having caps made applying stat points easy._________________"Woke up late one Thursday, and I'm seeing stars as I'm rubbing my eyes. And I felt like there were two days missing, as I focused on the time. And I made my way to the kitchen, but I had to stop from the shock of what I found, a room full of all of my friends dancing round and round and round. And I thought hello new shoes, Bye-Bye blues!"